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Dr. Lecturer Emel Erdoğdu Selected as One of Turkey's Representatives in the MultiplEYE COST Project

Dr. Lecturer Emel Erdoğdu has been appointed as one of Turkey's representatives in the MultiplEYE COST Action. In her statement regarding the project, Dr. Erdoğdu emphasized that the initiative aims to foster an interdisciplinary network of research groups working to collect eye-tracking data from reading studies in multiple languages.

She further explained that the project seeks to support the development of a multilingual eye-tracking corpus and enable researchers to collect data by sharing infrastructure and expertise across disciplines such as linguistics, psychology, and computer science. As a representative of Turkey in the WG-1 working group, Dr. Erdoğdu will contribute to efforts aimed at facilitating the collection of eye-tracking data.

To support this initiative, Dr. Erdoğdu participated in the MultiplEYE Training School, held in Kaunas, Lithuania, from April 26 to 28, 2023.
The project, which commenced on September 28, 2022, will span four years, concluding on September 27, 2026.

About COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)
COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is an intergovernmental organization established to coordinate research projects at the European level by leveraging national funding sources. Founded in 1971, Turkey is among the founding members of COST. In Turkey, TÜBİTAK serves as the national scientific coordinator for COST activities.